Peters



(No Model.)

T. THEIS; TIGKET} PUNCH.

No. 422,998. Patented Mar. 11, 1890 In yer/60F. W W W W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE TI'IEIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BAND, MCNALLY & COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TICKET-PUNCH.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 422,998, dated March 11, 1890.

- Application filed August 24,1889. Serial No. 321,870. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern: The removable die I) and its counterpart b 5 Be it known that I, THEODORE THEIS, of are inserted in the jaws in the usual way in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of operative proximity to the slot for the in- Illinois, have invented certain new and usesertion of the ticket. Tappedinto the hanfulImprovements inTicket-Punches,of which dle d at e is a wire spring f, which is coiled the following is a full, clear, and exact deupon itself, as shown at g, in order to give a 50 scription, reference being had to the accomsuflicient length and a free movement of the panying drawings, forming a part of this spring to prevent undue strain thereon when specification, i n -which i the spring is compressed. A groove h is Figure 1 is a side view of a ticket-punch formed in the part a of the jaw a for the having my improvement applied thereto. reception of the spring f, as clearly shown in 55 Fig. 2 is a like view, partly in longitudinal Figs. 2 and 3. The free end of said spring is section; and Fig. dis a transverse sectional bent upwardly, as shown at j, for the purpose view taken upon the line as m, Fig. 1, viewed of limiting the movement of the jaws when in the direction of the arrow there shown. brought together. This feature is of impor- Like letters of reference in the different tance, as it enables the device to be cheaply 6o figures indicate like parts. constructed, the springs being bent and out In the construction of ticket-punches as in a forming-machine, and are interchangeheretojfore made it has been found difficult able, so that should one become weakened to construct and attach the spring to the from long use another may be easily substihandles or jaws for expanding the latter, so tuted by removing the rivet b and securing 65 as to prevent breakage, and the expense of the end of the spring in the handle at e. repairs in this respect to a railway company By reason of my improvement a ticketis considerable. punch may be rendered more durable and its The object of my invention is to overcome construction cheapened, while its operation this objection and to so construct and comis more satisfactory by reason of the greater 7o bine a spring in connection with a ticketelasticity of the spring when constructed and punch that it may be readily attached to the adjusted in the manner specified. punch or removed therefrom and replaced Having thus described my invention, I

when worn out and weakened, that breakage claim may be avoided upon compression of the The combination, with a ticket-punch, of 75 spring", and that said spring may form a stop the spring f, having coil and bent portion to limit the movement of the jaws when comj, one end of said spring being attached to pressed, all of which is hereinafter more parthe handle d, while the other is inserted in ticularly described and claimed. the recess 0, in operative connection with the Referring to the drawings, a to represent jaw a, substantially as shown and described. 89

the jaws of the punch, which are hinged at In testimony whereof I have signed this Z; in the usual way. A recess 0, Figs. 2 and specification in the presence of two subscrib- 3, is formed in the jaw a, and the jaw a is ing witnesses.

0 made sufliciently thin, as shown at a to fit loosely therein, which construction prevents v a lateral movement of said jaws with respect Witnesses: to each other. Integral with the jaws are D. H. FLETCHER, handles 61 d, with which to operate the punch. J. HALPENNY.

THEODORE THEIS. 

